Background
I was born in 1939, before World War II, that makes me 69 years old as of this writing. In 1945, as I started grade school, the first electronic computer “Eniac” was activated. It sputdown in 1957, the year I graduated High school. I bought my first computer in the middle sixties when home computers were entering the market place. No graphics programs were available then.
In 1967 I received a BA in Architectural Design and began a 35 year career in design/planning of airports and airport terminals facilities both domestically and internationally. Computers with CAD capabilities were introduced in the mid 70s.When I retired in 2003, except for design sketches, all graphic productions from contract documents to 3D rendering, animations, and models were produced in color with computers by artistically talented skilled Architects and computer technicians. Computers have completely changed the practice of architecture and had a strong influence on me.
When I retired, in 2003, I made plans to return to printmaking, which I had reluctantly put aside some 30 years earlier when architecture began to consume most of my time. In order to take advantage of a careers of extensive use of computers I decide to continue a digital path forward rather than return to printmaking techniques I had practiced so many years ago. To that end, I added memory and graphic software to my PC. For input I added a digital camera, graphics tablet and a scanner. For high quality output I selected a professional inkjet that could print images at 1440 dpi up to 17” wide with superior color capabilities and archival pigmented inks. The printer also has the capability to print on a wide range of material from paper, metal, plastics and even fabric. All of this capibility fits nicely in one corner of my living space. With this studio/living arrangement, I can choose to work at anytime 24/7. Without cost of renting of a studio space some money is available to purchase printing materials.
Mission
With the studio and equipment I have created for myself an inviting challenge; to explore the potentials of digital media. My mission is to combine the imaging potential of the computer and software to create unique images that can be printed on paper and number of other flat materials each with a variety of textures, colors and physical properties.
Goals
- To free the pixel from the computer screen.
- To combine digital images with a broad range of base materials.
- To artfully combine the visual qualities of the base materials and the print media.
- To create images that respond to their physical environments.
- To present artistic images that embody the unique potentials of electronic media.
- To create printed images on non-planer and three dimensional surfaces.